City gets new infrastructure

City gets new infrastructure
Bangalore:
Saturday, May 23, 2009, 12:00 [IST]

Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on Friday launched the Yeshwantpur flyover, the Sanjaynagar grade separator, Malleswaram Indoor Basketball Stadium and the Cantonment Railway Under Bridge (RUB).

Yeddyurappa said he wished to shift the Race Course to the outskirts of the City by December 31 this year and erect a public utility structure in its place to portray Bangalore as it ought to be.

Transport Minister R Ashok said the upcoming projects would ease the City’s traffic woes. “We will begin work on 62 underpasses and make the outer ring road and the 10 corridors signal free,” he said.

The 452 metre-long Yeswantpur flyover runs from Tumkur Road to C V Raman Road, and is expected to ease the congestion around the Yeswantpur area. The project was delayed by nearly four months causing a lot of inconvenience to commuters. The total cost incurred is 1,930 lakh.

The Grade separator, Rs 4 crore worth project, at Sanjanagar runs for 200 meters and also features a pedestrian crossing. The Cantonment Railway Under Bridge was finally opened for motorists and pedestrians after nearly two years delay. The project that cost Rs. 1.65 crore.